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## Revocation Certificates ## Revocation Certificates
**Brief explanation:** Revocation certificates are used to revoke a key **Brief explanation:** Revocation certificates are used to revoke a key
even if the secret key is no longer accessible (either the actual key has if the secret key is no longer accessible (either the actual key has
been lost or its password forgotten), and is usually the last recourse in been lost or its password forgotten), and is usually the last recourse in
such cases. This task would involve allowing OpenKeychain to both generate such cases. This task would involve allowing OpenKeychain to both generate
and use revocation certificates. and use revocation certificates.
The two components: The two components:
1. Creation: Allowing users to create a revocation certificate for a given key <ol>
from within OpenKeychain (this would involve saving the revoked public key). <li> *Creation*: Allowing users to create a revocation certificate for a given
2. Application: Revocation certificates come in two forms - as a revoked public key, key from within OpenKeychain (this would involve saving the revoked public key).
<li> *Application*: Revocation certificates come in two forms - as a revoked public key,
and much less frequently, as a detached revocation signature. In the case of and much less frequently, as a detached revocation signature. In the case of
the latter the certificate must first be applied to the correct public key before the latter the certificate must first be applied to the correct public key before
proceeding. In either case, the revoked key must be uploaded to keyservers to proceeding. In either case, the revoked key must then be uploaded to a keyserver to
complete the revocation process. The revocation and upload should be atomic. complete the revocation process. The revocation and upload should be atomic.
</ol>
This is a smaller task which we expect to take only one or two weeks, which This is a smaller task which we expect to take only one or two weeks, which
makes it suitable as a secondary goal and providing a change of pace for some makes it suitable as a secondary goal and providing a change of pace for some
time while working on another task. time while working on another task.
**Expected results:** Support for detached signatures in the Encrypt/Decrypt **Expected results:** Support for both generating revocation certificates in OpenKeychain and importing, applying and uploading existing revocation certificates.
dialog.
**Priority:** low **Priority:** low